adams



Sept. 15, 1925.

L. C. ADAMS FAUCET ATTACHMENT Filed Sept. 16, 1924 r TroR/v Ys vll/lll',

. ments,'offwhichfthe following,` taken .in con` nectionfwith theaccompanylngdrawmgs, 1s

' cold 'water faucet .-A- of i a sink -S whjchis also equipped with ahot water fau` -nectin'g joint.

' s lBe it known that I, Lno C.' musi-a citi- "z'en lof/the UnitedvStates 'of America, of

Syracusej-in the county of Onondaga,.in.tl 1e State E ofgNew' York, haveinvented new and useful: Improvements "inl Faucet Attach-v a full,kclear,.and exact-description.` v .Thisinvention rel' tes to affucetattachmentfor filling and vemptying laundry tubs andotherliquid-containing receptacles and involves the use of afour-wayvalve case and a four-wayvalve'v rotatable therein for controlling theways or portsl of the valve case.

The main object is to provide a com aratively light andinexpensivedevice o this character whereby a plurality o f tubs or other receptaclemay besimultan'eousl filled or simultaneously -emptied by Simp yiadjusting the valve rotarily to different positions without removingthe device from the faucet. o

Another object istofpermit the same device to be used for supplyingliquids of dif ferent kinds or temperatures to one or more receptacleswhen desired;

A further object is to' provide means for clamping the device to faucetsof diiferent sizes without liability of leakage at the con-I Otherobjects and uses relating to specific parts ofthe ldevice will bebrought out in -the following description;

In the drawings Figure l is a perspective view of the sink fixtureshowing coldy and hot water faucets with the 'dev-ice forming thesubject matter of this invention-attached to the cold water Figure 2 isan enlarged longitudinal ver- Water to onel receptacle.

taken in the plane of line 5 5 Fi Figure'4 is alongitudirial verticalsectional view of the same device adjusted for supplying water to twotubs simultaneously.

i vFigure 5 is a horizontal sectional View re 4. Figure 6 is a verticalsectionalview of the aeousy--inahichihez "inspirator produce the-desiredsiphon `acfplied vaivelils utilizadas anv v. Figure 7 vis a horizontalAsectional'view of l the'- same device takenin the planeof vline vThis'device is preferably attached to zleto which the filling `and emptyingde#- vice may be attached in substantially the same manner as shown inFigure 1 thus permittin cold water or hot water to be su rom the samenozzle. The attac ment forming thev subject matter of this in ventioncomprises a valve case -1- -and a rotary valve -'-2-, together withysuitable means as thumb screws -3- for clam ing the attachment to oneor the other o the faucets and 'a packing ring -4- of soft rub- A-although it 1s ber .or equivalent yielding material capable' i offilling the joint between the faucet' and attachment against leakage. i

The valve case is provided with tapered bore r--5-- for receiving acorrespondingly taperedportion of the valve -2-which latter is providedwith a stem -6- extendf throu h one side of -thecase ing laterally n andis provlded wit an external hand piece 1 7- wliereby the valve may berotated in its seat.V The bore -5- extends through the side of the casein which `the valve stem -6-'- is located and is of suiiicient sizetopermit'the endwise removal and insertion of the valve and alsoservesto receive suitable means for closing its open end together with meansyfor urging axially .the valve 2.- in lthe direction of its taper to forma water tight joint with the tapered `bore prefera forined l of ru beror other suita le yieldsing material and ris interposed between thecollar The means for urgingthe valve axially in the direction of itstaper preferably consistsof a coil spring -12- interposed between thewasher l0- and adjacent end face of the valvev -2-.

' The packing -4- preferably consists of.

' engaged in threaded apertures in theadjacent portions of the valvecase for tightening and loosening said case upon andfrom the faucet -A-.

axial and extend horizontally at substantially right angles to the axisof the tubular packing -4 which forms a part of the case -1- and isprovided with a main inletpaage or way I4- radial to the axis of thevalve -2- and adapted to be connected directly to the faucet -A-.

The valve case -1-- 'is also provided with a main discharge passage -14-and two additional lateral .passa es l5- and -15-, the passage -14 beinglocated at the lower side of and radial to the valve -2.- and coaxialwith the main inlet 14 so as to form a direct passage through the valvecase when the valve is adjusted to certain position presently described.

The lateral passage l5- is located at the end of the valve opposite thevalve stem -6- and coaxial with the axis of the valve and therefore-atright angles yto the ways I4- and -14-. while the passage or way -15- islocated at one side of the valve radial to and preferably in the samehorizontal plane as the way -15- and also at right angles to the axis ofthe ways 14- and -14-.

The ways -14--and -14- and -15- and -151- all communicate with the valvechamber and are of relatively smaller diameter than 'the adjacentportions of the valve, the wa s -15- and -15- being preferably o equalsize While the way -14- is of relatively larger size to permit thesimultaneous filling and siphomng of both tubs therethrough in a mannerhereinafter described.

The ways -15 and -15'- are provided with flexible leads 16- and -16-adapted to be connected to a corresponding number of tubs or otherreceptacles to be iilled or emptied and i case it is desired to fill oneor both tub with hot water the passage-way -14- ma be connected to thehot water faucet -A by, means of a ilexiblehose -17- .shown by dottedlines in Fi re 1. u

e valve 2-2 is also rovided with diametrically opposite. radia assae-ways -18- and -18,.-, additiona radial pas- 'Lacasse Y ways 18- and-14'- and thereby creating suction in the passage-ways -15- and -15 forwithdrawing the water from the tubs connectedA thereto and dischargingit through the passage-way 14-.

It 1s now evident that the passage-ways 18e and -18'- and -19- aremovable into and out of re istration with the passa es -14-, -14- and15- in the va ve case as the valve -2- is adjusted angularly todifferent positions, and that the axial passage -20- is always incommunication with the passage 15- in the valve case in all positions ofadjustment .of the an axiallyl extending valve to connect the variousangular passage-ways of said valve with the axial pas.- sage -15-.

Operation. I

Assuming now` that the v alve case -ly is clamped to the faucet -A- inthe manner shown and that it is desired to fill a single tub in whichcase the valve -2- will .be adjusted to the position shown in yFigures1, 2, and '3 to register the passage-Ways -18- and -18- with the ways-14 and -14 in the valve case at which time the ways .-19- and -15- willbe closed as shown in Figure -3 thus permitting the water to pass fromthe faucet -A-f through the ways -14, -18-, 20- and 15 and thence throuh the ie'xible tube v16.' to the tub or ot er receptacle to befilledfrom both tubs the valve -2 will be adjusted. to the positionshown in Figures 6 and 7 thereby registering-the valve ways -18- and-18d with the ways -llfand 14'- respectively and valso registering thepassagewa -19- with the way -15-4 as shownv in igure 7 thus permittingthe water from the faucetto pass directly through the restricted way 18-and thence downwardly through the re 'sterin ways --18 and -14- for prucing t e' desired suction in the passage-ways `--15- and `-15- lforwithdrawing the water from the tubs by i11- spiration.

It is obvious that this device may be attached to the hot water faucetfor supplying hot Water to one or both tubs or for withdrawing the waterfrom both of the tubs in `a manner similar to that previously describedfor supplying and withdrawing cold water.

Or the device may remain attached to the cold water faucet and byclosing said faucet either of the flexible pipes 16- or 16'- may beattached to the hot water faucet and the latter opened to supply hotwater through the other flexible pipe to the corresponding receptacle byadjusting the valve to the positions shown in Figures 4 and 5.

Or with the device attached to the .cold water faucet and adjusting thevalve to the position shown in Figures 6 and 7 the passage-way -14- maybe connected by an additional liexible hose -17- to the hot water faucet-to ill both of the receptacles with hot water by simply opening the hotwater faucet and leaving the cold water faucet closed. v

The particular construction of the valve described together with thevarious adjustments thereof greatly increasel the range of usefulness ofa device of this character particularly in filling and emptying laundrytubs and the like and in the use of hot water or cold water in one orboth tubs or a mixture of hot and cold water all of which may beaccomplished by simply adjusting the valve to its different positions asdescribed.I

It will be evident that from the foregoing description when the water iswithdrawn from the tubs by the passage of the jet o f water through therestricted passage -18- Figures 6 and 7 it will be discharged throughthe passage -14- and into the sink and thence to the waste pipe.

It will be observed that the discharge passage -14- is somewhat largerthan the other passages in the valve case to compensate for theincreased volume of liquid passing through when emptying both tubs.

Whatl claim is 1. A valve attachment for faucets, comprising a four-wayvalve-case and a four- Way valvel rotatable in the case and having oneof its ways registering with one of the Ways of the case in allpositions of adjustment and its remaining three ways registrable withthe remaining three Ways of the case as the valve is rotated, one of thevalve- -ways being relatively restricted as compared with the other waysof the valve and case to form a Siphon-jet when registered with acertain one of the ways of the case and means for attachingthevalve-case to a faucet hwith one of its ways registered therewit 2. Avalve attachment for faucets, comprising a four-Way valve-case and afourway valve rotatable in the case and having one of its waysregistering with one of the ways of the case in all positions ofadjustment and its remaining three ways registrable with the remainingthree ways of the case as the valve is rotated, one of the valvewaysbeing relatively restricted as compared with the other ways of the Valveand case to form a Siphon-jet when registered with a certain one of theways of the case and means for attaching the valve-case to a faucet withone of its ways registered therewith, three of the valve-ways beingadapted to register with three of the case-ways when 'the restricted Wayis registered with the case-way registering with the faucet.4

3. A valve attachment for faucets comprising a valve-case having a valvechamber and a rotary valve in said chamber, said valve-case beingprovided with a passageway through one side thereof coaxial with theaxis of the valve and also provided with passage-Ways at diametricallyopposite sides of the chamber, said valve being provided with an axiallyextending passage-way through one end thereof registering with the firstnamed passage-way in the valve-case and also provided with diametricallyopposite passage-ways communicating with the axial passage-way andmovable into and out of registration with the radial passage-ways in thevalve-case, one of the radial passageways of the valve being ofrelatively small size as compared with the other passageways.

4. A valve attachment for faucets comprising a valve-case having a valvechamber and a rotary valve in said chamber, said valve-case beingprovided with a passage- Way through one side thereof coaxial with theaxis of the valve and also provided with passage-ways at diametricallyopposite sides of the chamber, said valve being provided with an axiallyextending passage-Way through one end thereof registering with the firstnamed passage-way in the valvecase and also provided with diametricallyopposite passage-ways communicating with the axial passage-way andmovable into and out of registration with the radial passage- Ways inthe valve-case, one of the radial passageways of the valve being ofrelatively small size as compared with the other passage-ways, saidvalve-case andvalve being .provided with additional radial passage- Wayscommunicating lrespectively with the valve chamber and with the axialpassageway of the valve.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 3d day of September1924. w

LEO C. ADAMS.

